Effects of Criteria on Flight Simulation. Study II. Multiple Criteria.
Abstract
Recent studies have shown that criterion levels established in training directly affect later performance of subjects on experimental tasks. Approximately 20% of variance can be explained by these criteria. The purpose of this study was to determine if a similar relationship can be found in transfer of training situations. Twenty male Air Force Academy cadets were trained to one of two multiple criteria levels on a difficult flight maneuver in a GAT-1 simulator. There was an easy criterion set and a more difficult criterion set. These two sets consisted of holding prescribed performance parameters in heading, vertical velocity, and altitude. After achieving their assigned criterion, all cadets in each of the two groups were then tested on the same task in GAT-1 simulator, but this time the maneuver had to be performed under turbulent wind conditions. This wind condition served as the transfer task. Half of the cadets in each group has the same criterion in both the training and the transfer task. The other cadets has different criteria in the training and transfer tasks. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA097526
Entities
People
- John M. Bermudez
- Mark Nataupsky
- Thomas M. Mccloy
- Valentin W. Tirman
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory